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DOI	10.3390/ijerph17103448
	Perceived Health Impacts of Watershed Development Projects in Southern India: A Qualitative Study
	Pradyumna, Adithya 1,2,3; Mishra, Arima 3; Utzinger, Juerg 1,2; Winkler, Mirko S.1,2
通讯作者	Pradyumna, Adithya ; Utzinger, Juerg ; Winkler, Mirko S.
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
EISSN	1660-4601
出版年	2020
卷号	17 期号:10
英文摘要	Watershed development (WSD) projects-planned for over 100 million ha in semi-arid areas of India-should enhance soil and water conservation, agricultural productivity and local livelihood, and contribute to better nutrition and health. Yet, little is known about the health impacts of WSD projects, especially on nutrition, vector breeding, water quality and the distribution of impacts. We conducted a qualitative study to deepen the understanding on perceived health impacts of completed WSD projects in four villages of Kolar district, India. Field data collection comprised: (i) focus group discussions with local women (n = 2); (ii) interviews (n = 40; purposive sampling) with farmers and labourers, project employees and health workers; and (iii) transect walks. Our main findings were impacts perceived on nutrition (e.g., food security through better crop survival, higher milk consumption from livestock, alongside increased pesticide exposure with expanded agriculture), potential for mosquito larval breeding (e.g., more breeding sites) and through opportunistic activities (e.g., reduced mental stress due to improved water access). Impacts perceived varied between participant categories (e.g., better nutrition in woman-headed households from livelihood support). Some of these findings, e.g., potential negative health implications, have previously not been reported. Our observations informed a health impact assessment of a planned WSD project, and may encourage implementing agencies to incorporate health considerations to enhance positive and mitigate negative health impacts in future WSD projects.
英文关键词	agriculture India livestock nutrition vector-borne diseases watershed development project
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Switzerland ; India
开放获取类型	Green Published, Green Accepted, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000539300900105
WOS关键词	PUBLIC-HEALTH ; MANAGEMENT ; VILLAGES ; VULNERABILITY ; INTERVIEWS ; KARNATAKA ; PATTERNS ; VECTOR
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/319597
作者单位	1.Swiss Trop & Publ Hlth Inst, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; 2.Univ Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland; 3.Azim Premji Univ, PES Campus,Hosur Rd, Bengaluru 560100, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pradyumna, Adithya,Mishra, Arima,Utzinger, Juerg,et al. Perceived Health Impacts of Watershed Development Projects in Southern India: A Qualitative Study[J],2020,17(10).
APA	Pradyumna, Adithya,Mishra, Arima,Utzinger, Juerg,&Winkler, Mirko S..(2020).Perceived Health Impacts of Watershed Development Projects in Southern India: A Qualitative Study.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,17(10).
MLA	Pradyumna, Adithya,et al."Perceived Health Impacts of Watershed Development Projects in Southern India: A Qualitative Study".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 17.10(2020).